“The Militarization of Police: When Tyranny Comes Home”

Tuesday - 17Apr2018 Filed in: Law&Morality & Modern Life&Liberty

“Since the end of the Cold War, SWAT teams have proliferated across the United States and the number of no-knock raids on private citizens has risen dramatically. Abby Hall and Chris Coyne explain that this is the result of the boomerang effect– the process by which, in the absence of strong formal constraints, tactics used in foreign interventions abroad are later used to limit the liberties of people back home.”

Tags: video ∙ Mercatus Center ∙ Cold War ∙ SWAT teams ∙ United States ∙ no-knock raids ∙ private citizens ∙ Abby Hall ∙ Chris Coyne ∙ boomerang effect

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“The Militarization of Police: When Tyranny Comes Home”